Art music, orchestral and formal music

This program is read by the author, and includes excerpts from Richard Wagner's musical compositions throughout.

'I was 22 years old, a hard-on with a pulse: wretched vice-ridden, too much to burn and not enough minutes in a hour to do so.

Have you ever been carried away by a piece of classical music?

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